http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png http://io9.com/tag/barbara walters http://io9.com/tag/barbara walters Even though Life On Mars is on hiatus until January next year, former journalist Barbara Walters has still managed to give the show a ratings black eye; her replacement special Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008 gained an amazing 59% in terms of viewership over the time-traveling cop show (That's approximately 5.5 million viewers). Not fully realizing what this meant, ABC have immediately announced plans to send Walters back to the 1970s to team up with Harvey Keitel and fight crime. [Variety] More »
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There's pretty much only one big science fiction show on the schedule for this week: the long-awaited return of Battlestar Galactica on Sci Fi. And the other big news of the week is Spike's huge Star Wars marathon, including the first time one of the prequels has ever been televised. But there's some other worthwhile stuff going on, including a decent Torchwood, the end of Legion of Superheroes, and a major turning point for the animated Transformers. Oh, and you can learn how to live to be 150. What can television not do for us? Minor spoilers ahead. More »
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